Michael Friedman, whose Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson was a critical hit Off-Broadway in 2009 and transferred to Broadway in 2010, died Saturday from complications of HIV/AIDS, Variety reports.

His death was announced by The Public Theater, where he was an artist in residence ...

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The Public Theater said, in a statement:

Michael Friedman was one of the most brilliant, multi-talented theater artists of our time. He was also a miracle of a human being: loving, kind, generous, hilarious, thrilling. His loss leaves a hole in the theater world that cannot be filled, and a hole in the hearts of those who loved him that will last forever.

The cause of Michael's death has been announced as complications from HIV/AIDS. This epidemic is not through stealing our best people.